HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS WINNERS NAMED; TOURS THIS WEEKEND

BUS TOUR

When: Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

Where: Tours leave from the Convention and Visitors Bureau, 100 Broadway, and last about one hour.

Tickets: $1 per person. May be purchased in advance at the CVB office or at the time of the tour. The CVB office will open at 6:15 p.m. for ticket purchases before the tour.

THE WINNERS

Section 1

Non-residential:

Ken Oberlohr Insurance, 2256 Kingsway

Residential:

Debra Green, 1022 Independence.

Mike Spies, 1546 Dunklin.

Section 2

Non-residential:

The Glenn House, 325 S. Spanish.

Residential:

Raymond and Patty Pulliam, 1831 College.

Jim Smithwick and Randy South, 215 Koch.

Section 3

Non-residential:

Capaha Bank, 3168 William

Residential:

Margie Farrar, 106 Farrar Drive

Lawrence Russell, 502 Chesley

Section 4

Non-residential:

Fountainbleau Lodge, 2001 N. Kingshighway

Residential:

Bill Wilkins, 3906 Eagle Ridge

Chuck Stone, 2715 Hopper Rd.

Section 5

Non-residential:

Bank of Missouri, 1622 N. Kingshighway

Residential:

Mark and Sally Beaudean, 2549 Lynwood

Neal and Hope Peterman, 2624 Melrose

Section 6

Non-residential:

Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1701 Lacey

Residential:

Donald Metcalf, 1722 Crestwood

R. and D. Komorech, 1717 Bertling

Section 7

Non-residential:

Hutson Furniture Co., 43 S. Main

Non-residential

Tom and Larura Hinkebein, 312 Independence

Rick Werner, 534 Washington

Winners have been announced in the annual Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Holiday of Lights competition.

Entries were up for the 1998 contest, said a spokesperson for the chamber's beautification committee, which selected the winners in the eighth annual contest this week.

Forty-five homes and businesses were nominated for this year's competition, with awards being given in both residential and non-residential categories.

The committee divided the city into seven sections, awarding two residential winners and one non-residential winner in each section.

Many of the winning places will be included on the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau's Holiday of Lights Bus Tour Friday and Saturday.

There were some new winners and some repeat winners this year.

Eight of the 21 total winners repeated from a year ago. These included three businesses -- Ken Oberlohr Insurance, Capaha Bank and Fountainbleau Lodge -- and five in the residential category -- Raymond and Patty Pulliam, Margie Farrar, Lawrence Russell, Bill Wilkins and Chuck Stones.

The annual competition is held in connection with the Holiday of Lights Bus Tour sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau Friday and Saturday. The tour includes the light display at Cape Girardeau County Park along with several winners of the chamber's contest and other decorated neighborhoods.